Sewer Backups
To prevent sewer backups and sewer issues, do NOT flush the following items down the toilet or pour them down the drain:
- Be sure not to flush any masks, sanitary wipes, or gloves! These belong in your black garbage cart.
- Fats, oils or grease; collect and dispose them into your green organics cart.
- Any wipes (facial tissues, paper towel, disinfecting wipes, flushable wipes, fascial wipes, baby wipes and pet wipes) or other hygiene products; even products labelled as flushable can clog pipes.
- Unused medications; take them to the pharmacy for disposal rather than flushing them down the toilet. Pharmaceuticals are not treated and end up in our water and environment.
- Properly dispose of household hazard waste. Materials such as paints, glycol and motor oils are accepted at the Fort Saskatchewan Transfer Station year round.
- Set aside pesticides, herbicides, solvents, and chemicals for the Toxic Round-Up collection event or take to an eco centre in the region.
- Use your organics cart for vegetable peelings and food instead of a garborator. Ground organic materials cost more to treat and must be disposed of at the wastewater treatment plant.
Did you know?
You should call the City first if you are having a sewer backup:
Monday-Friday (8:00am – 4:30pm): 780-992-6208
After Hours: 780-439-7574
The call centre will take your information, and a utility operator will return your call within half an hour.
If you notice a non-urgent issue with the sewer, please contact us through Fort Report. A City employee will be in contact within 48 hours.
Learn how to prevent sewer backups before they happen and protect the environment. Visit theclog.ca.